Liverpool vs West Brom Betting Tips, Predictions, and Match Preview

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Liverpool v West Brom Betting Tips

After a night of frustration against Manchester United, Liverpool will look to get back to winning ways at Anfield on Saturday but face a stubborn West Brom side.

Liverpool v West Brom Betting tips

Under 2.5 goals at 13/10 – Meetings between these two are often low-scoring, low-key affairs where West Brom stifle and frustrate Liverpool, three of the last five have produced this outcome and Pulis will aim for this again on Saturday.

Draw at 11/2 – Well, a draw has tended to be the end result in these fixtures recently, no side has drawn as many times as Tony Pulis’ side this season and these odds are hugely tempting. No doubt West Brom will examine how United, Spurs and Burnley stifled Liverpool and hope to draw, once more, upon their well organised defence. The Baggies strength at set pieces could prove key.

Liverpool v West Brom: Recent form

Both sides have made strong starts to the season in context of their respective ambitions. Electric wins over Arsenal and Chelsea have given Liverpool fans hope of a possible title challenge (even if the top four is a more realistic target), while they’ve also recorded victories over Hull, Swansea and Leicester. Their loss at Burnley and draw at home to Manchester United show this is a team who are vulnerable and who face challenges when faced with a pragmatic defence, while they still have defensive concerns of their own.

West Brom have been the draw specialists of the league so far, with four from their opening eight matches. They’ve had impressive victories – a win at Crystal Palace and at home to West Ham – but ultimately they’ve proven hard to beat. Everton and Bournemouth both recorded narrow one-goal victories over them but their performance of Tottenham in last week’s draw showed again a well-organised, well-drilled side with bags of spirit.

Liverpool v West Brom Head-to-head

Four of the last five meetings between the two have ended in draws, including both of last season’s league games. Their last eleven league games have actually shown the Baggies have a strong record in this tie – with four victories and only three defeats.

Liverpool v West Brom Team news

Adam Lallana and Gini Wijnaldum will both be eager to be involved after missing the starting eleven on Monday through injury, with Daniel Sturridge and Emre Can likely to make way.

For West Brom, Chris Brunt will make the bench at least again after coming on in last week’s draw with Spurs after eight months out with a knee injury.